NOTICE

Due to ongoing strike action at the University we have had to cancel Dr Rehana Ahmed’s talk due to take place this Wednesday 7thMarch. We regret and apologise for any inconvenience. Dr Abdul-Azim’s seminar on March 21st will be going ahead as advertised.

MBRN / Islam UK Centre Conference

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Reflexivity and Methodology in Research with British Muslims & MBRN meet

The Islam-UK Centre was pleased to organise, in conjunction with the Muslims in Britain Research Network, an all-day conference entitled Reflexivity and Methodology in Research with British Muslims. Over 40 delegates gathered in Cardiff on 10 September 2014 to explore conference themes from a broad range of interdisciplinary perspectives.

“We’d noticed that the landscape of research with and about Muslims in Britain has been diversifying in recent years,” said conference co-organiser Riyaz Timol, PhD candidate at the Islam-UK Centre, “and we wanted to open this up for further discussion. Several researchers I’ve met since commencing my PhD have been grappling with issues of identity, biography and positionality in relation to their field experiences and so we thought a dedicated forum to discuss this with analytical depth and rigour would be welcomed.”

“The intellectual vibe generated by the diversity of people present was palpable,” said Abdul-Azim Ahmed, fellow conference co-organiser and Islam-UK Centre PhD candidate.“Papers were delivered exploring the conference themes from black, Christian and Shia perspectives and one delegate even flew in to be with us on the day!”

The MBRN roundtable was held over lunch and conference participants enjoyed the opportunity to network and find out about each other’s research.“Events like this demonstrate the inherent synergy that can be generated when like-minded professionals come together to analyse a particular issue from a range of perspectives,” concluded Riyaz Timol.“I look forward to organising or participating in similar events in the future, insha Allah.”